Pen-Llan-y-gŵr
hill or mountain · Sir y Fflint - Flintshire · 378m
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This Welsh hill name means 'the head of the church enclosure' or 'the top of the church enclosure'. 'Pen' means 'head' or 'top', 'Llan' means 'church' or 'enclosure', and 'y Gŵr' is likely a personal name or a descriptive term.
Word origins
- Pen
- Welshhead, top, summit(from pen "head, top")
- Llan
- Welshchurch, enclosure(from llan "church, enclosure")
- y
- Welshthe(from y "the")
- Gŵr
- Welshman, husband, lord(from gŵr "man, husband, lord")